cayenne
Cayenne is a hot pepper plant. A cayenne is related to a green bell pepper, but it's much spicier.
Most cayenne is eaten as a spice — seeds from the plant are dried and ground, then judiciously sprinkled in dishes like chili and Buffalo wings. In its dry form, cayenne is a bright red powder. The word cayennne was mistakenly associated with the capital of French Guiana, Cayenne, though there's actually no relation between the place and the plant. Instead, the root is the Tupi word kyynha.
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plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually redsynonyms: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long peppertype of:capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepperany of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicumsynonyms: cayenne pepper, red pepper
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a long and often twisted hot red peppersynonyms: cayenne peppertype of:chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli, chillya very spicy pepper used in cooking that adds heat and strong flavor
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Vocabulary lists containing cayenne
Here are 15 common English words whose roots come from indigenous languages of the Americas. The fate of the people who spoke these languages varies greatly, from tribes lost to history (that we only know about through records of other tribes) to the Guarani, whose language at last count had over 4 million speakers in Paraguay. All of these peoples, whatever their current status, have contributed their ideas and their perspectives through the English words below. Many of these terms have to do with animals and foods to be found in nature, but the Algonquian roots of "tuxedo" may come as a surprise! Read on below for tales of many more English words from indigenous sources.